Meaning

1 senses
  1. Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

    His helping the old woman with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away.

    altruistisch, selbstlos, uneigennützig

    альтруисти́ческийalʹtruistíčeskij

    альтруїсти́чнийalʹtrujistýčnyj

    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom is an altruistic person.

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  2. Tom is altruistic.

    ruТом - альтруист.

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  3. Compassion is the most altruistic form of love.

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  4. She was impressed with the altruistic service of nurses.

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  5. She's an altruistic person.

    ruОна альтруист.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish:
Русский
By meaning 1
regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish:

Forms

more altruistic, most altruistic
Comparativemore altruistic Lesson
Superlativemost altruistic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others:selfless

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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